Re: Red Coaches in Chama (Photo) *LINK* *PIC*
| May 14, 2005 07:32AM |
When do the dance hall girls show up. I assume they will be on each coach now too, eh!
Actually I am glad to see another one being painted and would rather see more red ones than one or two odd ones floating around all summer. The more mixed it is the more weird it will look.
Better to be one way or the other to at least be consistant.
Or, as I suggested tongue in check, each car can be painted a different color, and special colored tickets to match. Inside each car can have a different theme, and next time folks ride, they can try for different colored cars to obtain a different colored experience. Also this way you don't have to worry about matching the colors for each car. Each coach can have a different lettering on the outside too. Yellow car can be Union Pacific, paint one in Daylight Colors for Southern Pacific, Tuscan Red for Pennsy or N&W, etc,etc. This would surely be a conversation piece for riders of the tourist train from Chamaland. Imagine how colorful this would look in the semi-desert out of Antonito. Heck it would be like a moving billboard when it crosses the 285 highway crossing coming into town. I can see huge lines at the depot for the next days trips. Mommy I want the blue car, daddy take me on the white car this trip, and tommorrow the pink car!!! What a gimmick!!
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Greg
Note the bearded loco below....another possible sales tool for the multicolored train!
Actually I am glad to see another one being painted and would rather see more red ones than one or two odd ones floating around all summer. The more mixed it is the more weird it will look.
Better to be one way or the other to at least be consistant.
Or, as I suggested tongue in check, each car can be painted a different color, and special colored tickets to match. Inside each car can have a different theme, and next time folks ride, they can try for different colored cars to obtain a different colored experience. Also this way you don't have to worry about matching the colors for each car. Each coach can have a different lettering on the outside too. Yellow car can be Union Pacific, paint one in Daylight Colors for Southern Pacific, Tuscan Red for Pennsy or N&W, etc,etc. This would surely be a conversation piece for riders of the tourist train from Chamaland. Imagine how colorful this would look in the semi-desert out of Antonito. Heck it would be like a moving billboard when it crosses the 285 highway crossing coming into town. I can see huge lines at the depot for the next days trips. Mommy I want the blue car, daddy take me on the white car this trip, and tommorrow the pink car!!! What a gimmick!!
" /> " />Greg
Note the bearded loco below....another possible sales tool for the multicolored train!
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